One the most enjoyable parts of Summer, for me, are the Hummingbirds, the Orioles and any other little bird which eats from the feeders.
We now go through 8 sugar water feeders a day.
(Rufus)
I know that I have the Black chinned Hummingbirds, the Calliope,and the Rufus. But yesterday I saw a new one…the Broad Tailed Hummingbird. I was so delighted in seeing those that I did a happy dance.
Then this morning, as I was filling the feeders, I saw my very first in my whole life…Ruby Throated Hummingbird! Oh, happy dance, jiggity jig!
Oh the joy! I felt like I was ten years old again and the world was new!
The beautiful little Orioles as just as fun and exciting to watch.
An added bonus is they all seem to share very well. My world is full!
I hope you have a wondrous day today!
Your friend,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
How do you attract hummingbirds? DO they come first and then you get the feeder? Or do you get the feeders, and then they come. Your hollyhocks are GORGEOUS!
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you get such a great variety and great number! we ONLY see a couple of ruby-throats here.
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We only have the ruby throated ones here. Love your hollyhocks. They are my favorite old fashioned summer flowers.
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They are very special birds – yes, orioles included in special! Right now we have a female Broadtail challenging and chasing a male Rufus, so that her baby can get to the feeder. 🙂 The Rufus is SO territorial! With all your feeders, you should have a pound of tiny babies! Have a good day too!
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What totally delightful little birds to share your life with and what a great talent you have to capture them with your camera.
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🙂 You make me smile!
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Wow!!!
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You and your post brought a smile to my dismal day. I enjoy the meadow larks in the field. But at our home in the big city we have a variety of birds there to enjoy!
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Wow! That’s a lot of sugar feeders! I’ve tried to get hummers here, but they never go to the feeders I put up. 😦
The seed feeders go fast. We have towhees in the yard gobbling up grasshoppers! Yeah!
Cheri
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What gorgeous little birds they are. How exciting to have new ones coming along. The word must have got around!
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Amazing! Filling them up must keep you busy, but what a fun sight to see.
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I can’t believe you can get such great shots of the hummers! They are too zoomy for my camera!
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Just love the pictures of your hummers! Ruby Throats are the only kind I’ve seen around here! Love your hollyhocks too ….they bring back such wonderful memories of my childhood! Thank you Linda!
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I am SO JEALOUS of your humming bird collection. You’ve set up a real paradise for them and I can see you do a great job of keeping those feeders clean and full—not an easy task. Your reward of so many little friends is SO worth a happy dance!
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Ruby-throated are the only ones we see, with a rare sighting of an occasional Rufous that wandered east.
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Hummers and Hollyhocks what a lovely gift. We only have Ruby-trhoats here, but they love the phlox and so do the butterflies.
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How I wish we had humming birds here in the UK. I have seen them in the US but they are always advertising the arrival of summer aren’t they? The arrival of the swallows and the swifts do it here.
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As usual your flowers are gorgeous and I love the birds. I had about 25 hummers in early April and they all left but four by the end of April. Hoping they’ll stop by on their way back south.
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OH Geesh! I just asked about your hummingbirds in your more recent post. I am reading things backwards this morning…. 🙂 Glad you answered my question in advance! LOL!
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That’s awesome that you can attract hummingbirds!! do you do anything special, or do they just show up at the feeders?
I’ve been trying for about 2 years now and I think I’ve only seen 2
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